USGS · 06860000

SMOKY HILL R RIVER

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SMOKY HILL R AT ELKADER, KS

LOGAN COUNTY, KS38.7947°N, -100.8585°W Updated 27 min ago

FLOW RATE

1.51cfs

GAUGE HT

4.74ft

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

6mph ENE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1.51cfs 36.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–2 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3.11cfs

PERIOD LOW

1.51cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.74ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

67°

WED

100°

70°

THU

97°

76°

FRI

94°

69°

SAT

90°

72°

SUN

92°

70°

MON

96°

72°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

75°

80°

85°

88°

90°

92°

93°

94°

93°

89°

84°

80°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

79°

83°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

95°

97°

99°

100°

97°

89°

84°

81°

77°

78°

77°

76°

77°

82°

86°

87°

89°

91°

94°

95°

97°

96°

93°

79°

83°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

73°

77°

80°

84°

86°

89°

91°

92°

94°

91°

87°

84°

69°

72°

73°

74°

73°

74°

76°

78°

80°

83°

85°

87°

89°

90°

86°

83°

80°

77°

75°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SE

G 15 mph

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G19

SSE

G18

SSE

G22

G13

ESE

G13

G10

NNE

SSW

WNW

G11

SSE

G15

NNE

G15

G11

SSW

ENE

G12

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

G15

G20

WNW

G16

G18

SSE

G12

SSE

NNW

G11

G13

NNE

ESE

G12

G13

WNW

G41

WNW

G17

SSW

G27

ESE

G28

G13

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNE

ESE

G18

ENE

G26

ENE

G28

ENE

G35

WSW

G21

WSW

G16

SSW

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

G12

PRECIP

chance %

24%

69%

26%

31%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

20%

100%

64%

38%

21%

23%

48%

100%

67%

100%

12%

100%

56%

100%

55%

91%

100%

80%

100%

89%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

926

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:25 AM

SUNSET

09:11 PM

14H 46M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

38.7947, -100.8585

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 07:30 UTC

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